I just found out a few minutes ago that when Stefani Germanotti was in college, and already performing at places like piano bars, a very small group of classmates created a Facebook page dedicated to the title proposition, “Stefani Germanotta, you will never be famous.” Screen captures exist, but I am not going to share […]
The latest fad on Facebook and online in general is presenting lists of unpopular opinions. And like much of human interaction, it boils down in many cases to either telling folks that what they like sucks, or that what they hate doesn’t suck. I have indulged in this myself, and have come to an interesting […]
From time to time the following comedic trope appears in movies or television: the totally out-of-control ego monster of a prominent author, who abuses everybody who gets within twenty feet of him, who must be tended by a full-time handler from the publisher, to make sure he gets his latest book done. I have seen […]